This Empress Cixi information was supposed to be one post but between her complicated reign and her amazing pearl cape, there was simply just too much to talk about. The… Continue reading Jewel Journeys – Empress Cixi’s Pearl Cape
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Pocket Profile – The East and West Empress Dowagers
Conniving, coups, and two women who survived to rule one enormous male-dominated country. Intrigued? Xianfeng Era In early 1850, Xianfeng Emperor of the Qing dynasty in China came to the… Continue reading Pocket Profile – The East and West Empress Dowagers